Cobram Tigers have come out victorious against Berrigan Saints with an eight-wicket win in round two of the Murray District Cricket Association.
The Saints won the initial toss and elected to bat first.
Saint Brady Bartlett was the highest-scoring batter, making 33 runs, followed closely by Bradley Loats, who made 28.
However, Saints bowler Rory Bartlett was the only one on his side to take any wickets.
It is safe to say Cobram’s batters stole the show, with Shaun Downie and Mitch Doyle making 57 and 37 runs not out, respectively.
Cobram bowlers Jimmy Daniel and Adam De Cicco were on form, taking three wickets each.
Meanwhile, in Memorial Park in Deniliquin, the home side Rhinos went down to the Barooga Cricket Club by six wickets.
Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat, with Andrew Hogan making 45 runs in the middle of the order.
Evan Pocock made 15 runs, not out.
As for the home side’s bowlers, half the wickets were taken by Evan Pocock, with Prem Kumar Reddy Muppidi and Dushan Rathwatte taking one wicket each.
Barooga’s Benjamin Beaumont made 87 runs, while Jamie Stanyer made 21 runs not out.
Deniliquin Rhinos weren’t the only side to go down on their home turf, with Tocumwal’s Bloods coming out second best to Katamatite’s Tigers.
The Bloods posted 99 all-out but were chased down and surpassed by the Katty Tigers, who made 100 runs for the loss of just two wickets.
Bloods’ Peter Hattison was their best batter with 22 runs, while bowlers Liam Sutton and Reilly Rennick took one wicket apiece.
However, the best batter of the Blood’s was outmatched by the Katty’s Tyler Green, who contributed an unbeaten 43.
Katty bowlers Benjamin Beaton and Kepler Lukies each took three wickets, having a cracking day out with ball in hand.
Over at Finley Recreational Reserve, Nathalia wiped the floor with Finley, posting a staggering 5-284 total before skittling the hosts for 66.
Round three will see Bloods taking on Cobram Tigers, Nathalia meet Katty Tigers, Berrigan’s Saints take on Barooga and Denilqiuin Rhinos square off with Finley.